A Hiking Tale 5/23

Time with ones father can be a beautiful and influential moment in a young girl's life. The following is a detailed scientific description detailing the hike my father and went on to Eastern Washington:

Amidst the Ponderosa pines and wildflowers blossoming against the struggling springtime hills of Eastern Washington, silhouettes of a girl and her dad shone black against the bluest of peaks behind them (See picture 1). They made their way slowly, stopping to admire a animal's footprint (fore- shadowing) or to gaze upon the bewitching allure of the hillside stretching further behind them with each step.

The girl sat down to rest amongst the radiant flowers, yellow like to sun to which they stretched earnestly their supple young photo- synthesizing necks (Picture 2).

Then suddenly, looming in front of them stood a wild creature! Twice the size of a bobcat, it reveled itself, staring at them mouth open, tail sweeping slowly back and forth like the hands of an old-fashioned cuckoo clock, ticking down the time until death be upon them (See picture 3). Knowing there was no escape, they stepped aside and the creature lumbered past them, surely on to feast upon the flesh of another...

They walked on, seemingly strangely unfazed, with the kind of bravery to which all noble souls should aspire, having been confronted with such a near-death experience. They faced hail, prickers, and heaven forbid, slightly muddy paths at times. Yet, up the mountain, amidst the glory of the wilderness, they continued ever forward, just a girl and her father (Picture 4).

Thanks for a great day Dad.

Love,

Laura